John Kronstadt

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John Arnold Kronstadt (born March 5, 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California .

Contents

• 1 Early life and education

• 2 Judicial service

  • 2.1 State judicial service

  • 2.2 Federal judicial service

• 3 Personal

• 4 References

• 5 External links

Early life and education

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Kronstadt was born in 1951. He graduated from Cornell University in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts . At Cornell, he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He earned his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1976. After completing law school, Kronstadt served as a law clerk for Judge William Percival Gray of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Judicial service

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State judicial service

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In October 2002, governor Gray Davis appointed Kronstadt to the Los Angeles County Superior Court . He replaced Judge Juelann Cathey, who had retired earlier that year following major heart surgery.

While a superior court judge, Kronstadt presided over the case to determine rightful ownership of the Bahia Emerald , an 840-pound gemstone that has previously been valued at $372 million. During his state judicial service, only one of Kronstadt's decisions was reversed.

Federal judicial service

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On November 17, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Kronstadt to a judgeship on the United States District Court for the Central District of California

to a seat vacated by Judge Florence-Marie Cooper , who died on January 15, 2010. On April 12, 2011, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a 96–0 vote. Kronstadt received his judicial commission two days later. He assumed senior status on April 1, 2022.

Personal

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Kronstadt is married to California 2nd District Court of Appeal Justice Helen Bendix.

References

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1. ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire: John Arnold Kronstadt , (November 15, 2010). Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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   President Obama Nominates Six to the United States District Court, 11/17/10 Archived 2017-01-18 at the Wayback Machine , _whitehouse.gov _ (November 17, 2010).

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   Ofgang, Kenneth (November 19, 2010). "Obama Nominates Kronstadt to U.S. District Court" . _Metropolitan News-Enterprise _. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2011.

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   John Kronstadt at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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   Laird, Lorelei (October 17, 2002). "Davis Appoints Two to Los Angeles Superior Court Bench" . _Metropolitan News-Enterprise _. Archived from the original on December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2011.

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